Re-Sign UFAs Or Free Up The Cash?
The Blues have quite a few guys coming up for unrestricted free agency, and quite a few RFAs that need qualifying offers. What's a front office to do?
Last Game
| Final - 5.10.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Stories
Cultural Difference Separates Blues And Cardinals
Both teams have different approaches to losing, and it shows in the results.
David Backes Saves Puppies. Again.
Ahh, the off-season. You get one of two things: analysis of what went wrong or fun human interest stories.
Bruins crack Lundqvist in Game 1
The Boston Bruins managed to take a 1-0 series lead in their second round meeting with the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
Game 1 Round 2 Post Game Thoughts
Post game quotes, reactions, and thoughts.
NHL playoffs continue Thursday with set of games
A look at Thursday night's NHL playoff schedule.
Blackhawks 4 - Red Wings 1 (Hawks Lead 1-0)
It's only one game. Get ready to hear that a lot, because for the next two days, that's what Red Wing fans will be saying to each other to try and get over the shock of seeing the Wings getting...
2013 Playoffs: Quick Keeps Getting Better
When Quick returned to form after his back surgery, the Kings reaped the benefit in the postseason.
Are The Blues Ripe For A Goalie Controversy?
There's nothing fans of a hockey team love more than drama, especially when that drama is goaltender-centered. Welcome to the off-season, people.
Kings Vs. Blues Round One Recap: What Happened?
Now that a day's passed and we can clearly reflect on the fact that the Blues are out of the playoffs, well, what happened?
Kings-Blues Game Six: LA Moves On With 2-1 Victory
In another one-goal affair, the Kings took care of business at Staples. Dustin Penner's second-period buzzer beater proved to be the game-winner. LA wins the first-round series 4 games to 2 and awaits either San Jose or Anaheim in the next round.
Postgame Poll: Kings Advance to Second Round!
Quick is once again our MVP.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
Pre-Season
Regular Season
| January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 6 - 0 | coverage |
| @ Nashville Predators | Monday, January 21 2013 | SO win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Chicago Blackhawks | Tuesday, January 22 2013 | loss 2 - 3 | coverage |
| Nashville Predators | Thursday, January 24 2013 | win 3 - 0 | coverage |
| @ Dallas Stars | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| Minnesota Wild | Sunday, January 27 2013 | OT win 5 - 4 | coverage |
| @ Columbus Blue Jackets | Thursday, January 31 2013 | win 4 - 1 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Detroit Red Wings | Friday, February 01 2013 | loss 3 - 5 | coverage |
| Nashville Predators | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | loss 1 - 6 | coverage |
| Detroit Red Wings | Thursday, February 07 2013 | loss 1 - 5 | coverage |
| Anaheim Ducks | Saturday, February 09 2013 | SO loss 5 - 6 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Kings | Monday, February 11 2013 | loss 1 - 4 | coverage |
| @ Detroit Red Wings | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | OT win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Calgary Flames | Friday, February 15 2013 | win 5 - 2 | coverage |
| @ Vancouver Canucks | Sunday, February 17 2013 | SO win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| San Jose Sharks | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | loss 1 - 2 | coverage |
| @ Colorado Avalanche | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | OT loss 0 - 1 | coverage |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Thursday, February 28 2013 | loss 0 - 3 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Edmonton Oilers | Friday, March 01 2013 | win 4 - 2 | coverage |
| @ Dallas Stars | Sunday, March 03 2013 | loss 1 - 4 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Kings | Tuesday, March 05 2013 | loss 4 - 6 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix Coyotes | Thursday, March 07 2013 | win 6 - 3 | coverage |
| @ San Jose Sharks | Saturday, March 09 2013 | OT win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Anaheim Ducks | Sunday, March 10 2013 | loss 2 - 4 | coverage |
| San Jose Sharks | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | win 4 - 2 | coverage |
| Phoenix Coyotes | Thursday, March 14 2013 | win 3 - 0 | coverage |
| Anaheim Ducks | Saturday, March 16 2013 | OT win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Vancouver Canucks | Tuesday, March 19 2013 | loss 2 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Edmonton Oilers | Saturday, March 23 2013 | win 3 - 0 | coverage |
| @ Calgary Flames | Sunday, March 24 2013 | loss 2 - 3 | coverage |
| Edmonton Oilers | Tuesday, March 26 2013 | loss 0 - 3 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Kings | Thursday, March 28 2013 | loss 2 - 4 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Minnesota Wild | Monday, April 01 2013 | win 4 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Chicago Blackhawks | Thursday, April 04 2013 | SO win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Friday, April 05 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Detroit Red Wings | Sunday, April 07 2013 | win 1 - 0 | coverage |
| @ Nashville Predators | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | win 1 - 0 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota Wild | Thursday, April 11 2013 | win 2 - 0 | coverage |
| @ Columbus Blue Jackets | Friday, April 12 2013 | loss 1 - 4 | coverage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Sunday, April 14 2013 | loss 0 - 2 | coverage |
| Vancouver Canucks | Tuesday, April 16 2013 | SO win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| Phoenix Coyotes | Thursday, April 18 2013 | SO win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| Dallas Stars | Friday, April 19 2013 | win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Colorado Avalanche | Sunday, April 21 2013 | loss 3 - 5 | coverage |
| Colorado Avalanche | Tuesday, April 23 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| Calgary Flames | Thursday, April 25 2013 | win 4 - 1 | coverage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Saturday, April 27 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Kings | Tuesday, April 30 2013 | OT win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| May | |||
| Los Angeles Kings | Thursday, May 02 2013 | win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Kings | Saturday, May 04 2013 | loss 0 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Kings | Monday, May 06 2013 | loss 3 - 4 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Kings | Wednesday, May 08 2013 | OT loss 2 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Kings | Friday, May 10 2013 | loss 1 - 2 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Kings | Monday, May 13 2013 | TBA | coverage |
Roster
St. Louis Blues Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H |
|---|
Stats
Offense
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Stewart | 48 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 97 | ||
| David Backes | 48 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | ||
| Alexander Steen | 40 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 129 | ||
| Patrik Berglund | 48 | 17 | 8 | 25 | -2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 74 | ||
| David Perron | 48 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 | ||
| Alex Pietrangelo | 47 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | ||
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 48 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| Jay Bouwmeester | 47 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | ||
| Andy McDonald | 37 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | ||
| T.J. Oshie | 30 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 65 | ||
| Vladimir Sobotka | 48 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | ||
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | ||
| Jaden Schwartz | 45 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Barret Jackman | 46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | ||
| Jordan Leopold | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Chris Porter | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | ||
| Kris Russell | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | ||
| Ryan Reaves | 43 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | ||
| Adam Cracknell | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Roman Polak | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | ||
| Scott Nichol | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Jaroslav Halak | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ian Cole | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Dmitrij Jaskin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Brian Elliott | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jake Allen | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
| GP | MIN | W | L | EGA | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Halak | 16 | 813 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 2.14 | 286 | 257 | .899 | 3 | |
| Brian Elliott | 24 | 1292 | 14 | 8 | 49 | 2.28 | 526 | 477 | .907 | 3 | |
| Jake Allen | 15 | 804 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 2.46 | 346 | 313 | .905 | 1 |
